The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for further development. The issues include osteoarthritis of the legs, spinal stenosis, and peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and the need for additional evidence from SSA and VA records prevent a determination on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the bilateral legs, spinal lumbar stenosis, bilateral lower extremity (hips, legs, and feet) peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19190019
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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